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KTP for Graduates

Do you want to apply your degree, deliver a strategic project, and start a job which will give you excellent commercial experience and launch your career?

As a graduate employed on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), you gain all the advantages that employment brings - a fixed-term contract, competitive salary, valuable experience - plus a range of other benefits:

  • Mentoring from the company and an experienced academic team
  • The opportunity to gain a professional qualification and/or higher degree
  • A £2,000 per annum personal development budget (12 month+ projects only)
  • Leading and delivering a high profile project
  • Gaining valuable experience and marketable, highly transferable skills
  • Enjoying an excellent chance of a permanent post with the company

How it works

Employed by the University, but based full-time at the company, the graduate (known as a KTP Associate) delivers a project supported by an experienced academic team.

Projects last between 6 months and 3 years, with approximately 78% of Associates being offered employment by the host company at the end of the project.

Typical projects could include:

  • designing and developing a new product
  • developing and implementing new or improved processes, systems or services
  • introducing new business strategies to break into new markets[S F1]

Vacancies arise throughout the year - please check our vacancies page for the latest KTPs with the University of Brighton and the KTPonline website for vacancies throughout the UK.

You can also take a look at some Associate profiles where our Associates talk about their KTP experiences.

What our KTP Associates say:

A KTP Associate role shapes your career. Having the opportunity to develop so much both professionally and academically and to take on responsibility so quickly is quite unusual – it would be rare to find that in any other role. In addition to delivering the project, I am close to completing my MSc at the University of Brighton, have achieved Chartered Manager status, and have been offered and accepted a role at KWPInteriors after the project ended.

Rajshri Iskande – KTP Associate with KWP Interiors Ltd

The best thing about being a KTP associate is to be involved in an exciting project with a dedicated team of people who are all aiming for the same goals. To be given responsibility to undertake such a project at an early stage in my career has been fantastic, and the ability to undertake courses and register for a part-time masters are excellent ways to increase your knowledge.

Paul Boud, KTP Associate with Plastipack Ltd

Through a KTP project you are really able to see the fruits of your labour and the impact this has on the company you are working with. There is a dedicated project team to provide support and to whom you are accountable, but you are accountable to no one more than you are yourself – it is up to you to drive the project and make it a success!

Anthony Probert – KTP Associate with Phlorum Ltd